paint

Liquid wall color

Paint is a liquid substance that is applied to surfaces to protect and to add color.

When you paint, you use this substance.

House paint is applied to houses.

Oil paints or acrylic paints may be used to create works of art.

Someone who paints for living may be a painter of houses and buildings, or a creator of the works of art called paintings.

If you paint your face, you apply cosmetics.

If you paint over some bad thing, you try to disguise it in an amateur way.

artistic

canvas

Heavy woven cloth

  • easelUpright frame for paintings
  • studioCreative professional's workspace
  • brushworkPainter's stroke method

watercolor · gouache · tempera · fresco · mural · portrait · landscape · still life · plein air · gesso

color

hue

Color's specific character

  • shadeDarkness from blocked light
  • tintFaint color addition
  • toneQuality of sound

palette · colorant · ochre · cerulean · crimson · cobalt · cadmium · umber · sienna · ultramarine

tools

brush

Bristled cleaning tool

  • rollerRotating cylindrical tool
  • sprayerDevice dispersing liquid droplets
  • paletteSurface for mixing pigments

tray · drop cloth · tape · edger · scraper · sandpaper · thinner · turpentine · easel · canvas

coating

primer

Preparatory coat or guide

shellac · polyurethane · epoxy · sealant · undercoat · finish · glaze · stain · waterproofing · rustproofing

texture

impasto

Heavily applied pigment technique

  • matteNon-reflective surface finish
  • glossySmooth and shiny
  • satinGlossy-surfaced woven cloth

eggshell · sheen · stippled · brushstrokes · layered · thick · thin · viscous · drybrush · encaustic

decorate

interior

Inside area or region

ceiling · facade · refresh · makeover · revamp · remodel · touch-up · color scheme · feature wall · two-tone

expressive

abstract

Condensed version of text

gestural · evocative · figurative · symbolism · bold · dynamic · emotional · spontaneous · intuitive · lyrical

vibrant

vivid

Intensely clear and bright

rich · luminous · radiant · intense · striking · electric · neon · fluorescent · eye-catching · colorful

Categories
Opposites
application vs removal of coating

paintstrip

Narrow elongated piece

scrape · remove · unpaint · peel · sandblast

coloring vs decoloring

paintbleach

Chemical stain and germ killer

whiten · decolorize · blanch · fade · discolor

accurate depiction vs distortion

paintmisrepresent

Depict inaccurately or falsely

distort · falsify · caricature · pervert · twist

Phrases
Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G